Guide to the Lloyd Robert Zumwalt Papers, 1960-1978

Descriptive Summary

Repository: North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center
Creator: Zumwalt, Lloyd R.
Title: Lloyd Robert Zumwalt Papers, 1960-1978
Call Number: MC 136
Extent: 0.75 linear feet, 2 archival boxes
Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff.
Language of Material: English

Information for Users

Restrictions to Access: This collection is open for research; access requires at least 24 hours advance notice.
Acquisitions Information: Transfer from North Carolina State University Department of Nuclear Engineering, 1980 October 20 (Accession no. 1980-0022).
Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], Lloyd Robert Zumwalt Papers, MC 136, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
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Biographical Note

Lloyd Robert Zumwalt was born on 1914 September 4. A native of Richmond, California, he received a B.S. from the University of California at Berkeley and a Ph.D. in physical chemistry at the California Institute of Technology. He was called up by the United States Army Reserves in 1942, and soon began working for the Manhattan Project, the United States Army Corps of Engineers program to develop the nation's first atomic bomb. During his three years with the program Zumwalt was involved in the production of enriched uranium, first at Berkeley, then beginning in 1943 at Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

After World War II, Zumwalt was involved in the project analyzing atmospheric radioactivity that enabled the United States to detect the detonation of the Soviet Union's first atomic bomb in 1949. He worked during the 1960s for the General Atomic Division of General Dynamics Corporation (later Gulf General Atomic, then General Atomics) in San Diego, California. In 1967 Zumwalt accepted a position as a full professor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering at North Carolina State University. An advocate of nuclear power, he retired as professor emeritus in 1980. Zumwalt died on 1998 August 27.

Scope and Content Note

The Lloyd Robert Zumwalt Papers consist of reports and papers authored and coauthored by Zumwalt while he was with the General Atomic Division of General Dynamics Corporation and was a professor of nuclear engineering at North Carolina State University, 1960-1975; materials related to his participation in a Sierra Club conference, 1972, and a university workshop, 1978; and student papers and course materials from classes in nuclear engineering he taught at N.C. State, 1968-1975.

Organization of the Collection

This collection is divided into three series: Professional Writings, Speaking and Lecture Materials, and Course Materials and Student Papers.

Online Catalog Terms

The following terms have been used to index the guide to the collection in the NCSU Library's online catalog.

Individuals

Zumwalt, Lloyd R.

Corporate Entities

North Carolina State University--Faculty--History.

Topics

Nuclear engineering--United States.

Occupations

College teachers--North Carolina.

Detailed Description of the Collection

MC 136 Series 1: Professional Writings, 1960-1975

0.25 linear feet, 2 folders

This series consists of reports and papers authored and coauthored by Zumwalt while he worked at General Atomic and was a professor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering at N.C. State University.
- General Atomic, 1960-1967 [MC 136 Box 1, Folder 1]
- N.C. State University, 1972-1975 [MC 136 Box 1, Folder 2]
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MC 136 Series 2: Speaking and Lecture Materials, 1972-1978

0.25 linear feet, 4 folders

This series consists of materials relating to Zumwalt's appearance as a speaker at a Sierra Club conference on the hazards of nuclear power in Charlotte, North Carolina, 1972, and materials he used in preparation for a lecture on the use and availability of fossil fuels at a workshop at N.C. State University, 1978. The documents pertaining to the Sierra Club conference were originally contained in a binder labeled "Nuclear Power and the Environment, 1972," while those used for the university workshop were in a binder labeled "1978 Summer Workshop: Utilization of Existing Energy Teaching Materials."
- Sierra Club Conference (1 of 2), 1972 [MC 136 Box 1, Folder 3]
- Sierra Club Conference (2 of 2), 1972 [MC 136 Box 1, Folder 4]
- N.C. State University Workshop (1 of 2), 1978 [MC 136 Box 1, Folder 5]
- N.C. State University Workshop (2 of 2), 1978 [MC 136 Box 1, Folder 6]
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MC 136 Series 3: Course Materials and Student Papers, 1968-1975

0.25 linear feet, 7 folders

This series contains student papers from courses Zumwalt taught in the Department of Nuclear Engineering at N.C. State University, 1971-1975; the first paper, "HTGR Design Concepts," was originally contained in a single report binder. Also included are a course outline, term paper assignments, student class notes, and a copy of the final exam for a course Zumwalt taught at the university, 1968-1969.
- Course Materials for Nuclear Engineering 570, 1968-1969 [MC 136 Box 1, Folder 7]
- Student Paper, Nuclear Engineering 403 ("HTGR Design Concepts") (1 of 4), 1971 [MC 136 Box 1, Folder 8]
- Student Paper, Nuclear Engineering 403 ("HTGR Design Concepts") (2 of 4), 1971 [MC 136 Box 1, Folder 9]
- Student Paper, Nuclear Engineering 403 ("HTGR Design Concepts") (3 of 4), 1971 [MC 136 Box 1, Folder 10]
- Student Paper, Nuclear Engineering 403 ("HTGR Design Concepts") (4 of 4), 1971 [MC 136 Box 1, Folder 11]
- Student Paper, Nuclear Engineering 621, 1974 [MC 136 Box 2, Folder 1]
- Student Papers, Nuclear Engineering 622, 1973-1975 [MC 136 Box 2, Folder 2]
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